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Battle heats up: Target Stores Inc. has accused its larger...

March 25, 1993

Battle heats up: Target Stores Inc. has accused its larger retail competitor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of fighting dirty when competing for customers. Target took out newspaper ads in nine cities Wednesday accusing Wal-Mart, the nation's No. 1 retailer, of telling its customers that Target prices were higher than they actually were. "This never would have happened if Sam Walton was alive," said the ad's headline, referring to the late founder of Wal-Mart.